There are many times when I stop doing electronics for a while. Last year for instance, I experimented in hydroponics. It was interesting, but more work than I expected. I may not do it ever again, but at least for one winter I grew much lettuce in my dining room and bell peppers in a closet.
I have also gotten side-tracked into building plastic models, rocketry, photography, etc. and I've always spent time tinkering with computers and playing PC FPS games. I'm sure most people are not much different in spending time on other things.
I've always had an electronics bench of some kind though, and no matter what tangent I go off on I always eventually come back to it. Funny thing is, I don't think I'm all that good at it, I just find it fascinating for some reason.